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Franciscan University president resigns
Fr. Sean Sheridan, TOR, has resigned as president of Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. Fr. Sheridan informed the university’s trustees... Read more
Cattle paid to South Sudan families after girls died in Catholic school fire
After a fire killed three young girls at a Catholic girls boarding school in South Sudan last month, the local... Read more
Pope Francis: Conversion requires a resolve to sin no more
Pope Francis Sunday emphasized the need for people to have a firm resolve to change their lives when they ask... Read more
French Catholic university encourages African bishops in self-reflection
The Institut Catholique de Paris hosted a conference Tuesday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the leadership organization for Catholic... Read more
The last Irish priest in Wyoming
“I am the last F.B.I.: foreign-born Irish,” Father Tom Sheridan, a retired priest of the Cheyenne diocese, told CNA. Read more
After Guam archbishop removed for ‘horrible’ sex abuse, Catholics pledge reform
The sexual abuse of minors is “a deep and sorrowful shame,” Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes has said after Archbishop Anthony... Read more
US bishops, CRS urge administration to grant Venezuelans protected status
Catholic leaders issued a letter Thursday to United States government officials asking for a temporary legal status for thousands Venezuelan... Read more
Appeals court upholds Kentucky ultrasound abortion law
A federal appeals court has upheld a Kentucky law requiring that abortion doctors show ultrasound images of the baby to... Read more
Emails show Planned Parenthood behind California rule to make churches pay for abortions
A 2014 California rule forcing religious groups, including churches, to cover elective abortions for employees was the result of direct... Read more
Analysis: In DC, Archbishop Gregory's promise of honesty will define him
Archbishop Wilton Gregory told Washington Catholics Thursday that “the only way I can serve this local archdiocese is by telling... Read more
Catholic University students vote to block porn
Students at The Catholic University of America have asked the administration to ban the top 200 pornography websites from its... Read more
‘No backdoors, no end-runs’: Pompeo vows total end to foreign aid for abortion
Mike Pompeo has said the Trump administration is doing its “level best” to prevent foreign aid dollars reaching organizations that... Read more
L'Arche: Failures are 'systemic' in NHS treatment of the disabled
The international federation L’Arche says that a British hospital’s mistreatment of a man with Down syndrome in the weeks leading... Read more
Pope’s Via Crucis to highlight suffering of trafficked people
The pope’s annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross, held at the Colosseum, will be written by a religious sister... Read more
From influencers to cyborgs, Pope Francis has tech advice for young people
Discussing current digital trends, from “influencers” to cyborgs to “zapping,” Pope Francis’ recent apostolic letter to young people contains both... Read more
After Supreme Court ruling, Texas bans all chaplains from execution rooms
The state of Texas has banned all prison chaplains from its execution chamber, following a Supreme Court decision that halted... Read more
Analysis: Gregory, Apuron, 'zero tolerance,' and pontifical secrets
Thursday morning, the Vatican announced the fates of two American archbishops: one has become the next Archbishop of Washington, and... Read more
Tenn. House passes bill to protect religious liberty of adoption agencies
As other US states have defunded adoption agencies that won't place children with same-sex couples, the Tennessee House on Monday... Read more
SCOTUS won't hear Planned Parenthood investigators' First Amendment claims
Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit against a pro-life group that conducted undercover investigations into possible lawbreaking in the abortion industry may proceed,... Read more
Mexican priest: 'From Spain we received … the true faith'
Fr. Hugo Valdemar, the canon penitentiary of the Archdiocese of Mexico, said Monday that through Spanish missionaries we have received... Read more
